A corpse believed to be that of the missing naval officer at Umuogodoakpu-Ngbo town in Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State, has been discovered in a shallow grave.

Flavision gathered that Umuogodoakpu-Ngbo and the neighbouring Agila town in the Ado LGA of Benue State have been engrossed in a prolonged and often bitter boundary dispute, which has claimed many lives and caused the destruction of property worth millions of Naira.

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, confirmed this on Saturday, April 18th, 2020 in a state-wide live broadcast, disclosing that preliminary investigation by security personnel showed the late naval officer was used for rituals.

Umahi said the deceased remains had been exhumed, adding that those involved in the killing had also been apprehended and would be subsequently prosecuted.

He said,

Sometime last month, we had an unfortunate incident of the missing of a naval officer in Ngbo community of Ohaukwu LGA and I directed that the royal highness, coordinator, councillor, and the management committee members within that location should be arrested and charged with accessory to information on murder.

This was done since the community refused to give us the names of the people that held the naval officer. Unfortunately, last night, it was confirmed that the naval officer was killed. In fact, the security people said he was used for ritual; that one particular person went home with the skull and they have been able to exhume the remains.

There was a raid last night in Ngbo and people were calling me. Unfortunately, I was not informed of the raid. But if I was informed, I would have kept mute. The life that was lost is not that of an animal. A trained military officer and I want our people to be careful with lives.

Today, all those that are involved in the killing have been rounded up and they are going to appear in court. I have also told the IG (Inspector-General of Police) to set up a special unit in that Ngbo axis to check aggression from Agila people and also cleanse the town.

Justin Nwosu

Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.